| US 7,511,840 B2 | ||
| Image forming apparatus | ||
| Toshiyuki Sato, Mishima (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan); and Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 30, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/354,039. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0150851 A1, Aug. 05, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.15 [709/206] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a memory section configured to store firmware;
a connection section configured to connect the apparatus to a network;
a receiving section configured to receive an e-mail including a header portion containing an exclusive command indicating
that firmware data used for updating the version of the firmware is attached and data indicating a transmitter, and enclosing
an attachment of the firmware data, via the connection section;
a checking section configured to confirm a checksum of the firmware data;
a judgment section configured to judge whether the header portion of the e-mail contains the exclusive command, when the checksum
of the firmware data is correct;
an updating section configured to update a version of the firmware with the firmware data attached to the e-mail when the
judgment section judges that the header portion includes the exclusive command when the firmware is being executed, the updating
section updating the version of the firmware after a timer counts a time to finish the execution calculated by a control section;
and
a transmitting section configured to form an e-mail indicating the updating of the firmware has been successfully carried
out or resulted in failure and then send it back to the transmitter of the e-mail via the connection section.
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